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EP 0 165 746 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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21.01.1987 Bulletin 1987/04 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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27.12.1985 Bulletin 1985/52 |
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Date of filing: 06.06.1985 |
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BE DE FR GB IT NL SE |
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Priority: |
14.06.1984 GB 8415150
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Applicant: The British Petroleum Company p.l.c. |
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Inventors: |
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- Morris, George Ernest
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- Wainhouse, Gillian
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Process for the coproduction of either a dialkyl carbonate or a dialkyl oxalate and
tertiary butanol |
(57) A process for the production of a dialkyl carbonate, e.g. dimethyl carbonate, or
a dialkyl oxalate, e.g. dimethyl oxalate, from butane, oxygen, carbon monoxide and
an alcohol is provided in a series of integrated process steps. In the case of a dialkyl
oxalate, the product can be hydrogenated further to produce an ether of ethylene glycol.